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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Mariah Rush
We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. Verlean Singletary always made sure she bought books every holiday for her daughter, Courtney Woods. And Singletary always kept books around their home. Soon, Woods developed a love of reading when she was young and began stealing her mom’s books to read.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Mariah Rush
One thousand Chicago Housing Authority residents will soon get the chance to build their savings and receive free financial coaching with the help of a program aiming to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the city. Last week, the CHA began its gradual rollout of an initiative that attempts to make a federal program called Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) easier to use for residents of subsidized housing.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Mariah Rush
A historic Chicago-based armored car company has been sold to an investment firm, in a deal that will expand the company’s reach. Thillens was acquired by New York-based Edessa Growth Partners, according to an announcement Tuesday by Peakstone, an investment bank representing Thillens in the deal. The company declined to disclose terms of the transaction. Edessa founder Resit Melik will become Thillens’ CEO.
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3 weeks ago |
audacy.com | Mariah Rush
Patrick Meyer really knows American Science & Surplus. He started working at the eclectic science and discovery store in 1984, when he was 16. He eventually bought the business in 2012. But the 88-year-old store - that still has a mail order catalog along with an online shop - is in danger of closing. "It's the only job I've ever known," Meyer said. "It's always been a passion of mine. With the customers, we call them 'surpies.' It's a love relationship. They're fantastic.
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4 weeks ago |
wbez.org | Mariah Rush
Millions of people online have taken interest in the Pittsfield Building — a historic skyscraper in the Loop that’s long been neglected, with a portion of the interior in disrepair. But the property is poised for a major renovation, and one developer has taken to TikTok to document its transformation.
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Once the tallest skyscraper in Chicago, the Pittsfield Building has drawn in millions of views on social media recently. “Tom the Skyscraper Guy” tells us how and why he’s turned the building into viral content: https://t.co/a4qs7xLIRN